Paramilitary troops in Islamabad arrested Imran Khan based on charges from the country’s anti-corruption agency, as stated in court documents viewed by CNN. Imran Khan was in the process of providing his biometric information for a court hearing when paramilitary forces forcefully entered through a window and apprehended him.
The former Prime Minister is accused of unlawfully selling gifts that were given to him by foreign leaders during his time as Pakistan’s premier. He strongly denies these allegations and considers them to be unfair and politically motivated. Additionally, he is facing corruption charges related to the Al-Qadir Trust, which he and his wife are both associated with.
Imran Khan was removed from office through a vote of no confidence in the parliament last year. Since then, he has been actively leading a popular movement against the current government, alleging that it collaborated with the military to forcibly remove him. As a result, he has been entangled in numerous legal cases and has faced multiple arrest warrants, leading to clashes between his supporters and authorities.
Before his removal from office, Imran Khan openly criticized the United States. He expressed that Pakistan was facing “pressure” from the US and other Western countries due to its strong alliance with China. He firmly declared that Pakistan would not succumb to this pressure. He believed it was unjust for external powers to demand that Pakistan take sides in conflicts involving China. Imran Khan emphasized that his country’s relationship with China would remain unwavering regardless of any external pressure.
In April 2022, Imran Khan revealed that a meeting took place in March between Donald Lu, the assistant secretary of the US Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs and Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington in March. According to Khan, Lu advised the ambassador to dismiss him through a no-confidence vote.
